I have a horrible sore throat and was hoping to take some cough drops. The DH brought home Halls Mentho-lyptus drops but I am afraid to take them. It gives no carb count, only says 15 calories. The ingredients say:glucose syrup as 5th ingred. and sucrose as 6th. I know this means sugar.....what can I take for my poor throat? I really like Halls when i am sick. Any suggestions?

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I am in the induction phase on Atkins and do not wish to waste any of my 20 carbs on throat medicine

This works like magic-
gargle a tsp(or more if you can stand it)of cayenne pepper diluted w/ 1/2 c. warm water.Repeat this every 15m for an hr. and gargle long allowing yourself to swallow a little.
It does burn some but I SWEAR it will burn out your sore throat by 75 percent.And it will be gone tomorrow.

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chicken or beef bullion as hot as you can take it as many times as you can stand it. Before bed, do as Julie says and gargle with warm salt water and squirt saline solution up your nostrils to help with overnight drainage.
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Thank you for all of your wonderful suggestions! I feel like trying them all...lol

You're right, Kimberli-it IS like magic! I had strep when i was a kid and my parents has no insurance a family friend told my mom of this old remedy and they had me do it. The strep was gone! All the white pockets disappeared and fever gone too I do remember crying and hating it, I cant eat hot things to this day because of it...lol

Emily thanks, I think I will go to Walgreens and get those cough drops, do you know if they have any carbs in them?

Halls makes a sugar free cough drop too. Robittusin has a sugar free cough syrup and there is also one called Diabeti-tussin. I had a terrible cold a couple weeks ago and used all three of these with no effect on my weight loss.

Also, my mom always made me gargle with salt water and that helps a lot. If you don't want to suffer through that, maybe sip some warm salty chicken broth? Good luck!

Yes, gargling with salt water really helps. I use 1TB of unrefined seasalt dissolved in 3TB boiling water. Let cool to lukewarm and gargle for as long as you can stand it. Spit out water. Do this about three to five times a day.

After that, take a TB of EVCO to get rid of the saltiness and to give your immune system a boost.

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Originally Posted by Janknitz

Drink, drink, drink. Best treatment is to drown it out.

Throw some chicken on bones in a crockpot with onion, carrots, and celery. Cover with water and cook on low 12 to 24 hours. Strain and drink. Better than penicillin!

Homemade chicken broth is the best cure for anything cold and flu related! when cooking, don't add salt, add a TB or two of Apple Cider Vinegar (the cloudy organic stuff) it will pull the magnesium and other minerals from the bones which is what gives it its healing magic. Adding salt during the cooking process will nullify the work that the ACV is doing. I would add a sprinkling of seasalt to taste when you are about to drink it and some EVCO or butter... Yummy and you'll feel better in no time!

Also, hot water and grated fresh ginger and a slice of lemon will help too.

Get well soon!

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They aren't the best remedy, but I just go and buy the sugar free halls.

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This works like magic-
gargle a tsp(or more if you can stand it)of cayenne pepper diluted w/ 1/2 c. warm water.Repeat this every 15m for an hr. and gargle long allowing yourself to swallow a little.
It does burn some but I SWEAR it will burn out your sore throat by 75 percent.And it will be gone tomorrow.

I usually just take an Advil Cold & Sinus and that relieves the pain from the sore throat. Then I drink decaf tea with lemon and/or Splenda. My doc told me that the vast majority of sore throats are actually caused by having mucus draining in your throat so anything that thins or stops it is really going to help - like a decongestant. Hope you feel better soon!